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free online community workshops

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We are happy to announce that Hope in the Heart has received a grant from the government's Coronavirus Community Support Fund, distributed by The National Lottery Community Fund, for our latest project Transcending Covid - New Beginnings.
 This enables us to provide free compassion-based and solution-focused community workshops until March 2021. All events take place via Zoom, and aim to be creative, interactive, enjoyable and accessible to all.   

Many of our regular workshops are for women only, and we currently offer a mixed session on Mondays and occasional one-off workshops for mixed groups. 


The project also features a women-only Facebook community which women everywhere are welcome to join. Adapting Gloriously! - One Glorious Thing... is a haven in which to share experiences and solutions - or just bask in what is glorious beyond the challenges of daily life.

Please visit (and like) the Hope in the Heart Facebook page for events as they come up. 


The overall theme of this project is on improving mental health and wellbeing, resilience and compassionate connection, in a comfortable and safe environment, and laying the foundations for a positive future. 


INSPIRATION, RESILIENCE and FUN FOR WOMEN OF ALL AGES 
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Building on our previous projects for women, we are offeing a variety of workshops in which participants are guided to inspire and support each other through sharing experiences, creativity, challenges and hope (leading to empathy, friendships and plenty of laughter). More information is below. Please contact us (via email addresses on individual flyers) with any questions or to register. No commitment is required to attend workshops regularly, and participants are welcome to join is as and when they wish.
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The Tools for resilience

A series of friendly, mixed-gender workshops using resources from UN-endorsed Character Education Programme The Virtues Project to recognise and utilise the many strengths that exist within us all.

Charater strengths include compassion, patience, responsibility, creativity, gratitude, acceptance, resilience and many more. Partcipants will be requested to download an easy-to use app featuring 100 Virtues cards to support the sessions, at a cost of under £2. This is a wonderful resource for building resilience beyond the workshops.

Develop a toolbox for building resilience through identifying and building upon your inner strengths.
Available to anybody seeking a positive way forward through the Covid crisis - and life!
A course certificate is available to those attending 4 sessions if required.

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my time to get creative

Following a variety of previous creativity-themed        workshops, My Time to get Creative acknowledges    the power of creativity as a tool for self-care, 
enhanced wellbeing, improved mental health, fun and meaningful communication.     

Participants are encouraged to take time for                themselves; to allow themselved to play without          pressure, and to share the insights and occasional      surprises that accompany creative expression. 

No artistic talent required, no pressure or judgement - just come along and enjoy your creativity!




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​   AGEING GLORIOUSLY!
   This is our longest-running current group for women.
   It started as  a series of in-person workshops in December 2019,           and transferred to its online platform with the arrival of covid-19.
   Participants in their *50s, 60s and 70s* gather each week to explore      themes related to self-care and later life, and to share life                      experiences, hope, and always laughter. (*Absolutely no upper age      limit!)


​    "It's a cheerful, supportive space and has been a ray of                      sunshine on Thursday afternoons."

    "I feel so much more positive since starting these workshops"                      
    "Didn't know what to expect but discovered other lovely                    women of similar age group willing to share their thoughts              and feelings in a very safe environment."

     "A great source of strength and self-development".

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   ADAPTING TOGETHER! 
   A weekly lunch-time (in the UK) space for women             of all ages, backgrounds and cultures to unite and           prove the popular saying "we're all in this together"!
        These sessions present an opportunity to share         our stories, challenges and solutions, practice                 compassionate communication and narrative skills,         make friends beyond boundaries, and learn from each     other; to relax, relate, build resilience and broaden           horizons. A range of topics are explored, guided by a       diverse group of co-facilitators.
   If required, a certificate will be awarded to those               attending six or more sessions. 

         Most participants are women living in the UK, with     some dropping in from other countries. Bring lunch, a       drink, curiosity and a compassionate heart.  
   

    

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